The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-26
COMMENT AND OPINION.

AFEw speeches like that of Senator Sherman
at Nashville will put Tennessee in the list of
Republican States Chicago Inter Ocean.
As between Blaine and Sherman for 1888,
there is reason for the suspicion that Don Cam
eron would prefer the Senator from Pennsylva-
nia.-Boston Herald.
If it is desired to keep the Emperor of Ger
many in good health the pictures of him in the
American press must be kept out Of his sight.
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
BOTH the railroad interests and the public in
terests will be in a better condition when legis
lators will be found in session without railroad
passes stuffed into their pockets.-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Your attention is hereby
called TO the fact that you have given offense to
the American workingmen by the employment
of Cooley labor on the Interstate railroad Com
mission. Washington Critic.
SOME people think Senator Sherman has gone
South for the purpose Of firing the Northern
heart. We have it on good authority, however
that the Northern heart has already been fired
by the approach of the baseball season.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
THERE isn't an intelligent man in the country
but knows the public interests of all classes are
identical. and that separate political action by
workingmen raises new barrier between sets
of men which it is to the highest interest of
every class to break down. Sen
tinel.
DOUBTLESS Mr.. Walker of Vermont who has
been appointed a commissioner of interstate
commerce, is an excellent man for the position,
but the selection of a man of whom so little is
known excites the suspicion that the President
is trying to fill a flush on Minister Phelps.
Philadelphia Press.
OFFICIAL corruption and dishonesty is not pc
culiar to any country or any people. Honesty
and dishonesty flourish alike in English fogs
and American sunshine, and the only consola-
ton We derive from this example of English
extravaganza and unthrift is that we are NOT
worse than neighbors San Francisco
Chronicle.
UNDERLYING the nterstate-commerce act is
the unquestionably wholesome principle of the
people controlling the affairs of those bodies,
which were created by the people. and whatever
fault there may be in the law is due. not to the
assertion by the people of this principle but
| rather to the manner OF it's formulation by the
| peoples representatives in Congress-Phiadel
| phia Inquirer.
| ARBITRA ALTON is good thing. It is fair and
manly wav of settling disputes which the dis
putants cannot settle for themselves by compro-
| mise or by the toss of copper. 1t is impos-
| sible. however to make arbitration compulsory
| by statute, because a law of that character
would be an invasion Of the sacred right of EN-
ployers and employees to do as they chose in the
matter of mutual contract. Arbitration must
| itself remain a matter of mutual agreement.
| Philadelphia Record
SOUTHERN Democracy is just as intolerant of
| the colored man as ever Here was delegation
| of respectable and orderly colored citizens,
clothed by the Constitution of the United States
| with all the rights and privileges of American
| citizenship, denied the exercise of one of the
| least OF those rights by q Bourbon Democrat,
| who, in doing so. not only insulted the colored
| people. but insulted one of the greatest states
| men of the country. Senator Sherman quickly
resented the insult, and for this he is entitled to
! and will receive the plaudits of patriotic people
| every where. -Detroit Tribune.